"I’ve never met a woman architect before..." podcast with Michele Grace Hottel, Architect

Episode 35: Interview with Evelyn M. Lee, FAIA #WFH #UX

February 28, 2022 Michele Grace Hottel
"I’ve never met a woman architect before..." podcast with Michele Grace Hottel, Architect
Episode 35: Interview with Evelyn M. Lee, FAIA #WFH #UX
Show Notes

This is the thirteenth of a series began during the pandemic in 2020.



Evelyn Lee, AIA, is the first ever Senior Experience Designer at Slack

Technologies, Founder of the Practice of Architecture, and Co-Host on the

Podcast, Practice Disrupted. Lee seamlessly integrates her business and

architecture background with a qualitative and quantitative focus to build a better

experiences for organization's Employees, clients, and guests.

Evelyn received her Bachelor of Architecture degree with honors in 2002

from Drury University where she minored in Global Studies while playing on the

Women’s Soccer Team. In 2003 she received her Masters of Architecture degree

from the Southern California Institute of Architecture SCIArc). Most recently, in

2012, Evelyn finished a dual MPA Masters Public Administration)/MBA Masters

Business Administration) in Sustainable Management from the Presidio Graduate

School.

She is widely published, wrote a monthly column for Contract magazine for over 3

years, and now is a frequent contributor to Architect Magazine. Evelyn has

received numerous industry awards including the 2016 40 Under 40 award

for Building Design + Construction and the 2014 AIA National Young Architects

Award. She currently serves as the first ever female Treasurer to the AIA National

Board in 20202021.

Evelyn has been a featured Keynote Speaker, Invited Guest, Panelist, and

Moderator at national design and architecture conferences including AIA National

Convention, Dwell on Design, and Women in Green. Her topics focus on

developing knowledge leadership, organizational change management, capacity

building, stakeholder engagement, and strategic approaches to put design

thinking into practice.

Evelyn has over 15 years working with individuals, organizations, and

companies who are interested in applying design thinking to their decision-making process.

Link to this blog post:
https://inmawomanarchitect.blogspot.com/2021/04/wfh-we-are-still-interview-w-evelyn-lee.html

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